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Historical Deck Log Sa 08 Jan Bombarded Enemy Shore Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Sa 08 Jan Bombarded enemy shore installations on Faisi, Poporang and Shortland Islands in the Solomon Islands Th 20 Jan Retired southward with the task unit to give fire support to the landings on Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Fr 21 Jan Bombarding enemy airfields in the New Britain / New Ireland area of the Solomon Islands. Came under heavy fire from shore batteries. Tu 15 Feb Screen transports landing New Zealand troops on Green Islands off New Ireland, Solomon Islands. Invaded Green Island with Australian and American troops. Attacked by dive bombers and torpedo planes. Tu 22 Feb Steaming with SUAFLEY and PHILIP enroute to bomb an enemy radar station at Cape St. George and the Borpop and Namatanai airfields. The weather is poor. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Fr 25 Feb Bombarded enemy positions at Kavieng, New Ireland and Rabaul, New Britian. Tu 29 Feb Bombarded wharf area and buildings at Rabaul, New Britian. 2300 Bombarded Cape St. George, New Ireland. We 01 Mar 0330 Opened fire on Borope Harbor, New Ireland. 0725 Opened fire on Nomantanis airfield, New Ireland. Fr 10 Mar Patrolled around Bougainville for Jap barges. Sunk one barge and shot down one plane. Mo 13 Mar Bombarding enemy positions at Empress Augusta Bay in the jungles east of the beach head held by allied forces. 0030 Bombarded south of Cape Torokina. Sa 18 Mar Bombarding enemy positions in Wewak area, New Guinea. Sa 25 Mar Invaded Emireau Islands. Little opposition. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Tu 28 Mar Bombarding enemy positions on Kapingamarangi Atoll north of New Ireland. Fr 31 Mar Patrolling around the Admiralty and New Ireland Island groups. Fr 07 Apr 0600 Detected an enemy submarine. The USS SAUFLEY dropped depth charges. In the afternoon, oil was found on the water. Sa 08 Apr Contacted enemy planes but no opposition was made. Went to Kaviena. Su 23 Apr In dry dock at Purvis Bay for repairs and a paint job. Mo 01 May Operating with four cruisers. Th 04 May Departed the south Pacific area for Pearl Harbor, H. T. and amphibious training. Will lead a force of LST’s to the Mariana Islands. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Su 07 May 1100 Crossed the equator. We 10 May Detected a submarine 50 miles off Pearl Harbor. Fr 12 May 1130 Arrived at Pearl Harbor, H. T. On this trip from the Ellice Islands to Pearl Harbor we burned a record of 40 gallons of fuel per mile or 114,000 gallons for this 2850 mile trip. Sa 13 May Departed Pearl Harbor with three mine sweepers. Su 14 May Picked up troop ships off HILO, Hawaii, H.T. Mo 15 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. Picked up two aviators whose PBY crashed while on patrol. Tu 16 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. We 17 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. Th 18 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. Fr 19 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. Sa 20 May Patrolled from Kake Point to Cape Nummonani. Mo 22 May In port. Pearl Harbor, H.T. Tu 23 May In port. Pearl Harbor, H.T. We 24 May In port. Pearl Harbor, H.T. Th 25 May In port. Pearl Harbor, H.T. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Fr 26 May In port. Pearl Harbor, H.T. Sa 27 May Departed Pearl Harbor with 3 PC’s and 4 LST’s enroute to Roi, Marshall, Islands. Sa 03 Jun 2400 Crossed the equator and the International Date Line. Tu 06 Jun Have made plane contacts. Th 08 Jun 0630 Arrived in the Marshall Islands, met the task force and dropped anchor 40 miles from Jap positions. Sa 10 Jun Departed with the same 3 PC’s and 4 LST’s from Saipan. Our large task force will shell from the 12th to the 15th. Landing will be made on the 17th. The task force size is 800 ships. Mo 12 Jun Attached to the Eastern Landing Group and providing transport screen protection and shore bombardment for the occupation of Tinian. 0400 Passed Enitewok, 400 miles from Tinian. Tu 13 Jun There have been reports that Jap planes are attacking our task force. Aslito airfield taken. We 14 Jun Arrived at Saipan in the morning. Bombarding Jap positions and installations at Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Th 15 Jun Bombarding Jap installations at Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands in support of Marine landings. Fr 16 Jun Bombarding Jap positions on Guam, Mariana Islands. Su 18 Jun At general quarters all morning and evening on the look out for enemy planes. Mo 19 Jun Fighting the Jap navy head to head in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Action continued around the clock for three days. Heavy anti-aircraft action that will become known as the “Marianas Turkey Shoot.” The Japs lose 395 (92%) of their carrier planes and 31 (72%) of their float planes. Tu 20 Jun At general quarters all day and all night. Shot star shells. We 21 Jun Bombarded Saipan. Shot star shells at night for troop advance. Th 22 Jun 0730 CMM Campfield died of a heart attack. 1830 Burial at sea for CMM Campfield. Fr 23 Jun Bombarded Saipan heavily. Three pill boxes destroyed. Sa 24 Jun Patrolled between Saipan and Tinian for Jap barges. Attacked by two-engined bombers. Tu 27 Jun Patrolled with four cruisers 30 miles off islands. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Fr 30 Jun Screened for USS BIRMINGHAM while she shelled Tinian and Aguijan. Su 02 Jul 0215 While shooting star shells over Saipan, a Jap plane took off from Tinian and made a surprise dive over us. Being a little off in their calculations for giving us a torpedo, the bomb went over the ship and as the plane made a turn to try another run on us it hit an air pocket and crashed into the sea. 0315 Picked up two Japs from the crashed plane. One died later. Also picked up a wheel. 0630 Picked up another survivor who died later. 0700 Picked up a Jap avaitor of a high rank. The two dead Japs were heaved over the side, while the remaining two were given medical attention and turned over to naval intelligence the same day. Tu 04 Jul 1600 Took on ammunition 1930 Secured from taking on ammunition. Th 06 Jul Intermittent air attacks by Jap torpedo planes. Sa 08 Jul Beginning of daily gunfire bombardment of enemy defenses on Guam, Mariana Islands. Su 09 Jul 2350 The Japs surrender on Saipan. Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Mo 10 Jul Saw 7 Jap bodies floating off Saipan. Believed to have come from a sunken barge. Su 16 Jul Took two troop transports half way to Roi. Mo 17 Jul Took 3 troop transports back to Saipan. It has been a month of straight morning and evening general quarters at Saipan. Fr 21 Jul Operating as part of the naval attack force landing Marines and army forces on Guam. Arrived with the invasion troops on Guam, Mariana Islands. Sa 22 Jul On patrol near Saipan Su 23 Jul Screened for the USS CALIFORNIA and USS BIRMINGHAM while they bombarded Tinian. Large fire started on the island. Mo 24 Jul Operating as part of the naval attack force landing Marines and army forces on Tinian, Mariana, Islands A destroyer and a battleship were hit by 6 inch enemy shore battery fire. We 26 Jul 0800 - 1700 Bombarded Jap positions Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Tu 01 Aug 0000 – 0500 Fired star shells over Tinian. The organized resistance falls on Tinian. We 02 Aug 2000 – 0815 Fired star shells Tu 08 Aug Bombarding Jap positions on Taroa, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sa 12 Aug Departed area with 7 troop transports enroute to Pearl Harbor, H.T. via Eniwetok. We 16 Aug Arrived Eniwetok Th 17 Aug Departed Eniwetok enroute to Pearl Harbor. Th 24 Aug Arrived Pear Harbor, H.T. We 30 Aug Arrived in the United States Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Th 19 Oct Departed the United States for Pearl Harbor, H. T. We 25 Oct Arrived at Pearl Harbor, H.T. Mo 30 Oct Avery, MM1/c fell overboard and drowned. Nov Change of command. CDR George H. Cairnes, USN relieves LCDR Jacob A. Lark, USN Mo 06 Nov Departed Pearl Harbor, H.T. with USS COLORADO and USS SAUFLEY for an eleven day trip to Leyte, Philippines. Fr 10 Nov Crossed the International Date Line Su 12 Nov Refueled from USS COLORADO Fr 17 Nov Arrived at Ulithi Island Historical Deck Log United States Ship Renshaw DD - 499 Year: 1944 Day Date Month Event Sa 18 Nov Departed Ulithi Island with USS COLORADO and USS SAUFLEY enroute to Leyte, Philippines. Mo 20 Nov Arrived at Leyte Gulf, Philippines We 22 Nov 1535 A Jap plane attempted to drop a bomb on our fantail but missed.
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